I, Nuligak: An Inuvialuit History of First Contact

20051 h 9 min 44 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Tom RadfordPeter RaymontPatrick Reed

Production: Peter RaymontTom Radford

Script: Tom RadfordPatrick ReedPeter Raymont

Co-produced by White Pine Pictures and Clearwater Media Inc. with the assistance of the National Film Board of Canada, in association with History Television, the Aboriginal People Television Network, Inuvialuit Communication Society and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre; produced with the participation of Rogers Cable Network Fund, the Canadian Television Fund and Alberta Film Development Program; and with the assistance of the Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit.

A documentary detailing the profound impact of the collision between aboriginal and industrial cultures at the turn of the last century. It was a devastating period for the Inuit, setting up a pattern of sexual abuse and colonial attitudes, the consequences of which are still felt today.

Subject categories


  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > CultureHistoryIndigenous IssuesLiving in non-Indigenous Communities
  • History - Canada > Indigenous Peoples

Credits


director
Tom Radford
co-director
Peter Raymont
Patrick Reed
producer
Peter Raymont
co-producer
Tom Radford
photography
Randy Tomiuk
sound recordist
Larry MacDonald
writer
Tom Radford
Patrick Reed
Peter Raymont
editor
David Kazala
music composer
Mark Korven
narrator
Tom Radford
voice
Turpin Cockney
dramatic re-enactor
Turpin Cockney
Noel Cockney
production supervisor
Janice Dawe
production manager
Emma Radford
historical consultant
Cathy Cockney
Ishmael Alunik
research
Patrick Reed
online editor
Tim Richards
sound editor
Jakob Thiesen
assistant sound editor
Jason Crowe
dialogue editor
Vince Agostini
re-recording mixer
Ian Rodness
assistant editor
Matthew Radford
graphics
Philip Wilson
assistant to the producer
Anousheh Showleh
post-production coordinator
Philip Wilson
production accountant
Candis Buder
production bookkeeper
Carlos Fuentes
legal affairs
Suzanne L. Cross
business affairs
Del Mehes
post-production facilities
Kitchen Sync Digital Audio
Telling Pictures
additional music
David Wilkie
Kirk Elliott